Przino Agreement

After Macedonia's ruling parties on Monday unilaterally elected a new interim government in parliament, paving the way for early elections in April 24, the leader of the opposition Social Democrats, SDSM, Zoran Zaev on Tuesday said his party was yet to decide on its response.

Macedonia's parliament voted on Jan. 18 to dissolve itself as of Feb. 24, clearing the way to an early parliamentary election two months later that the opposition says it will boycott.

An important progress towards solving the political crisis in Macedonia was made on Monday as resigned Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski confirmed that early parliamentary elections will be held on April 24 as had been agreed in the summer of last year.

Hahn said before his visit that he expects all the overdue issues from the EU-brokered political agreement - including electoral and media reforms - to be resolved during his stay in Skopje.

Gruevski said he would submit his resignation to the speaker of parliament on Friday morning. The resignation would come into force on 100 days before the elections.

Biden on Monday stepped up pressure on embattled Macedonian premier Gruevski to implement the agreement brokered by the EU and the US last summer.

Gruevski's surprise visit to Washington came as talks on the implementation of the agreement had practically come to a halt.

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has confirmed that he will tender in his resignation before January 15.

He said he would do this to allow for the formation of an interim government that will prepare early parliamentary elections, scheduled for April 24.

Important political developments are expected to occur in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) based on the agreement reached among the leaders of the four major political parties in July 15, 2015.

Allegations against the Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, will be among the first cases that Macedonia's new Special Prosecutor will investigate.

Embattled Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and opposition Social Democrats leader Zoran Zaev held marathon talks that went on into the early hours of Friday, finally reaching agreement about the stalled issue of the appointment of interim ministers from the ranks of the opposition who will hold their posts until the April elections.